Weekly Cantonese: Naai2 Je5每週廣東話：舐嘢

舐 lick / naai2
嘢 thing / je5

Meaning: Literally “lick a thing.” In Cantonese, it refers to accidentally suffering a negative consequence, such as falling into a trap, making a mistake, hitting a wall, or getting hurt. It conveys the idea of experiencing an unwanted result due to carelessness or bad luck.

意思：字面意思係「舐咗嘢」，喺粵語入面，「舐嘢」用嚟形容由於唔小心而遇到壞結果，例如誤墮陷阱、做錯事、撞板、受傷等等。

Example: He didn’t study at all and ended up failing the exam..totally got himself into trouble.

例句：佢冇溫書，考試肥佬，結果舐嘢啦！

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